QUESTION
If a book is no longer copyrighted (very old) is it possible to rewrite for profit?
Asked on May 03rd, 2014 on Intellectual Property - Massachusetts
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If I were to copy a book that is no longer copyrighted and put it up for sale is that illegal?
1 ANSWER
Once the copyright in a work expires, others are free to use it in any manner that they like. For example, the producers of all of those Jane Austin based movies pay no royalties to anyone for the right to make a movie of her books.
Answered on May 07th, 2014 at 3:38 PM